Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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